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The Birth Of Love (2010)

by Joanna Kavenna(Favorite Author)

3.1 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0805091548 (ISBN13: 9780805091540)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Metropolitan Books

review 1: I can't recall how I came across this book but I'm glad I did. 4 stories all involving childbirth and/or love loss. The story of a Dr. in 19th century Vienna that goes insane while trying to convince doctors to wash their hands before examining women during child birth; the modern day reclusive author who is writing the story of this Viennese doctor; the modern day woman in London giving birth at home and finally the future story, where there are only egg and sperm donors. the stories only intersect on a very delicate level at most but they do fine independently. All the stories are very strong.
review 2: Really cool concept, with three separate strands of stories -- one over 100 years ago, about a doctor in a lunatic asylum; one in present day, about a moth... moreer giving birth to her second child; one far in the future, about escapees from a society that controls childbirth. I loved the way the stories connected, but they all felt a little flat and disengaged. The concept was better than the writing. Still, a quick read, good for a long airplane ride. less

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